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Srivastava, A.; Van Passel, S.; Laes, E. |
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Dissecting demand response : a quantile analysis of flexibility, household attitudes, and demographics |
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A1 Journal article |
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2019 |
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Energy Research and Social Science |
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52 |
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52 |
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169-180 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Demand response (DR) can aid with grid integration of renewables, ensuring security of supply, and reducing generation costs. However, not enough is known about how residential customers’ perceptions of DR shape their response to such programs. This paper offers a deeper understanding of – and reveals the heterogeneity in – this relationship by conducting a quantile regression analysis of a Belgian DR trial, combining data on response with information on household attitudes towards smart appliances. Results overall suggest that improving response requires subtle shifts in electricity consumption behaviour, which can be achieved through changes in user perceptions. Specifically, if customers are inclined to be flexible, a stronger perception of smart appliances as being beneficial can greatly improve response. With those who are less flexible, the cost of smart appliances is a bigger concern. Thus, when designing DR programs, policymakers should aim to promote modest behaviour changes – so as to minimise inconvenience – in customers, by improving awareness on the benefits of smart appliances. Uptake of such DR programs may be improved by explaining the financial benefits or offering incentives to less flexible population segments. Lastly, improving response among older population segments will require a deeper investigation into their concerns. |
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2019-03-04 |
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2214-6296 |
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1 |
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; This work continued on the results and data of the project Linear that was supported by the Flemish Ministry of Science and organised by the Institute for Science and Technology (IWT). The authors gratefully acknowledge the support extended by Wim Cardinaels at VITO in helping them access the underlying Linear data. ; |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:158910 |
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6183 |
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Lan Thanh Nguyen; Anh Pham Hoai Nguyen; Van Passel, S.; Azadi, H.; Lebailly, P. |
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Access to preferential loans for poverty reduction and rural development : evidence from Vietnam |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Journal Of Economic Issues |
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J Econ Issues |
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52 |
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1 |
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246-269 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Preferential loans play an important role in the process of reducing poverty in developing countries. Considering the data set from the 2010 Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey, we aim to examine the influential factors in probability of households getting access to preferential loans. Additionally, we analyze the determinants of household income in association with the loans by applying a quantile regression model. Our results show that ethnicity-related factors have the largest marginal effect on the access to preferential loans. The results from the quantile regression model demonstrate that the debt factor has a deeper impact on the borrowing group at the lower quantiles of household income. |
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000426925300012 |
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2018-12-05 |
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0021-3624 |
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Impact Factor |
0.581 |
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3 |
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Most recent IF: 0.581 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:150919 |
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6146 |
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Janssens de Bisthoven, L.; Rochette, A.-J.; Verheyen, E.; Akpona, T.J.-D.; Verbist, B.; Vanderhaegen, K.; Naturinda, Z.; Van Passel, S.; Berihun, D.; Munishi, L.; Hugé, J. |
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Conserving African biosphere reserves : a workshop on the valuation of ecosystem services in Man and the Biosphere Reserves |
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A1 Journal article |
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2019 |
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Oryx |
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Oryx |
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53 |
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4 |
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609 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM); Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) |
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2019-10-01 |
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0030-6053; 1365-3008 |
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2.191 |
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Most recent IF: 2.191 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:163043 |
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6172 |
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Van Passel, S.; Dubois, M.; Eyckmans, J.; de Gheldere, S.; Ang, F.; Jones, P.T.; Van Acker, K. |
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The economics of enhanced landfill mining : private and societal performance drivers |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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Journal Of Cleaner Production |
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J Clean Prod |
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55 |
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92-102 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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This paper addresses the economics of Enhanced Landfill Mining (ELFM) both from a private point of view as well as from a society perspective. The private potential is assessed using a case study for which an investment model is developed to identify the impact of a broad range of parameters on the profitability of ELFM. We found that especially variations in Waste-to-Energy (WtE efficiency, electricity price, CO2-price, WtE investment and operational costs) and ELFM support explain the variation in economic profitability measured by the Internal Rate of Return. To overcome site-specific parameters we also evaluated the regional ELFM potential for the densely populated and industrial region of Flanders (north of Belgium). The total number of potential ELFM sites was estimated using a 5-step procedure and a simulation tool was developed to trade-off private costs and benefits. The analysis shows that there is a substantial economic potential for ELFM projects on the wider regional level. Furthermore, this paper also reviews the costs and benefits from a broader perspective. The carbon footprint of the case study was mapped in order to assess the project's net impact in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. Also the impacts of nature restoration, soil remediation, resource scarcity and reduced import dependence were valued so that they can be used in future social cost-benefit analysis. Given the complex trade-off between economic, social and environmental issues of ELFM projects, we conclude that further refinement of the methodological framework and the development of the integrated decision tools supporting private and public actors, are necessary. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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000322802300010 |
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2012-04-20 |
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0959-6526 |
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Impact Factor |
5.715 |
Times cited |
65 |
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Most recent IF: 5.715; 2013 IF: 3.590 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:127550 |
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6266 |
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Hoogmartens, R.; Eyckmans, J.; Van Passel, S. |
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Landfill taxes and enhanced waste management : combining valuable practices with respect to future waste streams |
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A1 Journal article |
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2016 |
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Waste Management |
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Waste Manage |
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55 |
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345-354 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Both landfill taxes and Enhanced Waste Management (EWM) practices can mitigate the scarcity issue of landfill capacity by respectively reducing landfilled waste volumes and valorising future waste streams. However, high landfill taxes might erode incentives for EWM, even though EWM creates value by valorising waste. Concentrating on Flanders (Belgium), the paper applies dynamic optimisation modelling techniques to analyse how landfill taxation and EWM can reinforce each other and how taxation schemes can be adjusted in order to foster sustainable and welfare maximising ways of processing future waste streams. Based on the Flemish simulation results, insights are offered that are generally applicable in international waste and resource management policy. As shown, the optimal Flemish landfill tax that optimises welfare in the no EWM scenario is higher than the one in the EWM scenario (93 against (sic)50/ton). This difference should create incentives for applying EWM and is driven by the positive external effects that are generated by EWM practices. In Flanders, as the current landfill tax is slightly lower than these optimal levels, the choice that can be made is to further increase taxation levels or show complete commitment to EWM. A first generally applicable insight that was found points to the fact that it is not necessarily the case that the higher the landfill tax, the more effective waste management improvements can be realised. Other insights are about providing sufficient incentives for applying EMW practices and formulating appropriate pleas in support of technological development. By these insights, this paper should provide relevant information that can assist in triggering the transition towards a resource efficient, circular economy in Europe. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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2016-04-05 |
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0956-053x |
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Impact Factor |
4.03 |
Times cited |
5 |
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Most recent IF: 4.03 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:137150 |
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6222 |
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Jones, P.T.; Geysen, D.; Tielemans, Y.; Van Passel, S.; Pontikes, Y.; Blanpain, B.; Quaghebeur, M.; Hoekstra, N. |
Title |
Enhanced landfill mining in view of multiple resource recovery : a critical review |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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Journal Of Cleaner Production |
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J Clean Prod |
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55 |
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45-55 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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In a circular economy material loops are closed by recycling of pre-consumer manufacturing scrap/residues, urban mining of End-of-Life products and landfill mining of historic (and future) urban waste streams. However, in the past landfill mining was not performed with a focus on resource recovery. This paper addresses this gap by introducing the concept of Enhanced Landfill Mining, defined as the safe conditioning, excavation and integrated valorization of landfilled waste streams as both materials and energy, using innovative transformation technologies and respecting the most stringent social and ecological criteria. The feasibility of ELFM is studied by synthesizing the research on the Closing the Circle project, the first ELFM project targeting the 18 million metric ton landfill in Houthalen-Helchteren in the East of Belgium. It is argued that Environmental Impact Assessments of ELFM projects should be wide in scope and time. Embedded in a broad resource management perspective, the worldwide potential of ELFM is highlighted, in terms of climate gains, materials and energy utilization, job creation and land reclamation. The potential is quantified for the EU-27 with its 150,000-500,000 landfills. However, for ELFM to reach its full potential, strategic policy decisions and tailored support systems, including combined incentives for material recycling, energy utilization and nature restoration, are required. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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000322802300005 |
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2012-05-26 |
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0959-6526 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
5.715 |
Times cited |
144 |
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; The authors acknowledge the European and Flemish authorities for the funding of, respectively, the EFRO project 'Closing the Circle, a demonstration of Enhanced Landfill Mining (ELFM)' and the IWT O&O Project 100517. The authors acknowledge the ELFM Consortium Members, including Karel Van Acker, Tom Van Gerven, Marc Craps, Alain De Vocht, Johan Eyckmans, Maarten Dubois, Koen Sips, Luk Umans, Maurice Ballard, Lieve Helsen and Anouk Bosmans. The authors acknowledge the members of the EU ELMIRE Consortium, in particular Hans Groot, Raffaello Cossu, William Hogland and Rainer Stegmann. Finally, the authors thank the reviewers for their critical comments and suggested improvements. ; |
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Most recent IF: 5.715; 2013 IF: 3.590 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:127549 |
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6195 |
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Lizin, S.; Leroy, J.; Delvenne, C.; Dijk, M.; De Schepper, E.; Van Passel, S. |
Title |
A patent landscape analysis for organic photovoltaic solar cells : identifying the technology's development phase |
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A1 Journal article |
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2013 |
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Renewable Energy |
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Renew Energ |
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57 |
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5-11 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Organic photovoltaics (OPV) have developed into a vast research area. Progress in various directions has made it difficult to monitor the technology's precise development state. We offer a patent landscape analysis over all OPV devices, their substrates and encapsulation materials to provide an overview of patenting activity from a historical, organizational, geographical and technological point of view. Such an exercise is instrumental for private companies and research institutes aiming at both internal or external technology creation. We discuss our findings in the context of the Industrial Life Cycle model and find OPV still residing in the fluid technology development phase. Technology development is still following an exponential growth path, with the majority of patents coming from the Asian continent and in general private companies. For devices, the main technological focus can be traced back to the “H01L-031” international patent classification (IPC) main group. For the queried substrates, the most attention has gone to glass, but paper and textile have drawn significant interest too. Finally, encapsulation is found to be a less mature research field given the smaller number of patent families. The latter shows that the technology has not matured to the level where processing is carried out on a commercial scale. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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2013-02-13 |
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0960-1481 |
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Impact Factor |
4.357 |
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18 |
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; The authors are much obliged to INTERREG for their financial support of the ORGANEXT project (www.organext.org), without which it would have been impossible to conduct this research. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.357; 2013 IF: 3.361 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:127551 |
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6143 |
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Zhang, Y.; Sahoo, P.K.; Ren, P.; Qin, Y.; Cauwenbergh, R.; Nimmegeers, P.; Gandhi, S.R.; Van Passel, S.; Guidetti, A.; Das, S. |
Title |
Transition metal-free approach for the late-stage benzylic C(sp3)-H etherifications and esterifications |
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A1 Journal article |
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2022 |
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Chemical Communications |
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Chem Commun |
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58 |
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81 |
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11454-11457 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM); Organic synthesis (ORSY); Intelligence in PRocesses, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents (iPRACS) |
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Herein, we report a transition metal-free approach for the regioselective functionalisation of benzylic C(sp3)-H bonds using alcohols and carboxylic acids as the nucleophiles. This approach provides a straightforward route for the synthesis of various benzylic ethers and esters to provide a wide generality of this system. Expediently, twelve pharmaceutically relevant compounds have been synthesized using this strategy. |
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2022-09-05 |
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1359-7345; 1364-548x |
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Impact Factor |
4.9 |
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OpenAccess |
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Most recent IF: 4.9 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:190191 |
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7372 |
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Hosseininia, G.; Rafiaani Khachak, P.; Nooripoor, M.; Van Passel, S.; Azadi, H. |
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Understanding communicational behavior among rangelands' stakeholders : application of social network analysis |
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A1 Journal article |
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2016 |
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Journal Of Environmental Planning And Management |
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J Environ Plann Man |
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59 |
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2 |
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320-341 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Understanding communicational behavior of rangelands stakeholders is fundamental for effective development of rangeland management plans. This study aimed to understand differences between stakeholders relations among various actors involved in rangeland management using social network analysis (SNA). A survey was conducted on 334 stakeholders (89 extension agents, 110 researchers and 135 executive agents) in the Tehran province, Iran. Results showed that all the three groups of stakeholders are interested in making contact mainly within their own group. Furthermore, while the executive agents have shared the strongest technical and friendship relations with the two other groups, the extension agents established the strongest administrative interactions. The researchers, however, made a poor link especially with the extension agents. The study concluded that SNA could be an efficient tool to assess communicational behavior in rangeland management. |
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2015-03-17 |
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0964-0568 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
1.56 |
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1 |
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Most recent IF: 1.56 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:136755 |
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6274 |
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Van Passel, S.; Nevens, F.; Mathijs, E.; Van Huylenbroeck, G. |
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Measuring farm sustainability and explaining differences in sustainable efficiency |
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A1 Journal article |
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2007 |
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Ecological Economics |
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Ecol Econ |
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62 |
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1 |
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149-161 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics |
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A major objective of European agricultural policy is to have a sustainable and efficient farming sector that is applying environmentally-friendly production methods. Policy makers aim to combine a strong economic performance and a sustainable use of natural resources. Therefore, it is important to measure and to assess farm sustainability. For a large dataset of Flemish dairy farms, a valuation method that is based on the concept of opportunity costs is used to calculate and analyze differences among the sample farms with respect to the creation of sustainable value. But more important than measuring the creation of sustainable value is to analyze differences in sustainable efficiency. Therefore, sustainable efficiency measures are calculated and differences in sustainable efficiency are explained. Using panel data, an effect model captures the determinants of sustainable efficiency of the studied farms. The empirical model shows that, in general, larger farms have a higher sustainable efficiency. Also farmer's age and dependency on support payments proved to be determining characteristics for observed differences in sustainable efficiency. |
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2006-07-22 |
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0921-8009; 1873-6106 |
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2.965 |
Times cited |
101 |
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Most recent IF: 2.965; 2007 IF: 1.549 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:136767 |
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6226 |
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Ang, F.; Van Passel, S. |
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Beyond the environmentalist's paradox and the debate on weak versus strong sustainability |
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A1 Journal article |
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2012 |
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Bioscience |
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Bioscience |
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62 |
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3 |
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251-259 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Environmentalists generally argue that ecological damage will (eventually) lead to declines in human well-being. From this perspective, the recent introduction of the “environmentalist's paradox” in BioScience by Raudsepp-Hearne and colleagues (2010) is particularly significant. In essence, Raudsepp-Hearne and colleagues (2010) claimed that although ecosystem services have been degraded, human well-being-paradoxically-has increased. In this article, we show that this debate is in fact rooted in a broader discussion on weak sustainability versus strong sustainability (the substitutability of human-made capital for natural capital). We warn against the reductive nature of focusing only on a stock flow framework in which a natural-capital stock produces ecosystem services. Concretely, we recommend a holistic approach in which the complexity, irreversibility, uncertainty, and ethical predicaments intrinsic to the natural environment and its connections to humanity are also considered. |
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2012-03-07 |
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0006-3568 |
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5.378 |
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17 |
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; We thank three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments. This aiticle has benefited considerably from interesting discussions (especially with Liesbet Vranken) at the 13th Belgian PhD Symposium of Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics, Brussels, on 27 April 2011. We are grateful for the financial support of the European Fund for Regional Development project 475, Closing the Circle. ; |
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Most recent IF: 5.378; 2012 IF: 4.739 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:127559 |
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6160 |
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Afsharzade, N.; Papzan, A.; Ashjaee, M.; Delangizan, S.; Van Passel, S.; Azadi, H. |
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Renewable energy development in rural areas of Iran |
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A1 Journal article |
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2016 |
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Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews |
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Renew Sust Energ Rev |
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65 |
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743-755 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Iran's energy system is extremely dependent on fossil fuels which, in turn, have led to problems such as fossil fuels depletion, social, economic and environmental damage and territorial imbalance. The country should therefore design a sustainable energy system based on clean energy as well as renewable energy. Accordingly, and given that Iran's rural areas suffer from the unsustainable energy system, it is necessary to integrate renewable energy into comprehensive development programs in general, and into rural development programs, specifically. This review paper answers the following questions: Why is renewable energy important for Iran at national and rural levels? How is renewable energy related to sustainable rural development? and What are the challenges in the promotion of renewable energy technologies in Iran? The paper concludes that although renewable energy has potential for development in Iran's rural areas due to environmental, social and economic advantages, it could face some infrastructural, managerial, socio-cultural and economic challenges. Accordingly, aggressive and innovative policy making is required to meet these challenges. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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2016-07-23 |
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1364-0321; 1879-0690 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
8.05 |
Times cited |
41 |
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Most recent IF: 8.05 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:137105 |
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6243 |
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Peeters, L.; Schreurs, E.; Van Passel, S. |
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Heterogeneous impact of soil contamination on farmland prices in the Belgian Campine region : evidence from unconditional quantile regressions |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
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Environmental & Resource Economics |
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Environ Resour Econ |
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66 |
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1 |
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135-168 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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We estimate a hedonic-pricing model using geo-coded farmland-transaction data from the Campine region, situated in the north-east of Belgium. Unlike previous hedonic studies, we use the method of unconditional quantile regression (Firpo et al., in Econometrica 77(3):953973, 2009). An important advantage of this new method over the traditional conditional quantile regression (Koenker and Bassett, in Econometrica 46(1):3350, 1978) is that it allows for the estimation of potentially heterogeneous effects of cadmium pollution along the entire (unconditional) distribution of farmland prices. Using a threshold specification of the hedonic-pricing model, we find evidence of a U-shaped valuation pattern, where cadmium pollution of the soil has a negative and significant impact on prices only in the middle range of the distribution, insofar as cadmium concentrations are above the regulatory standard of 2 parts per million for agricultural land. Results obtained from a probit model to classify land plots into different price segments further suggest that the heterogeneous impact of soil pollution on price can be directly related to the variety of amenities that farmland provides. |
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2015-08-03 |
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0924-6460 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
1.582 |
Times cited |
4 |
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Most recent IF: 1.582 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:139029 |
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6208 |
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Vanschoenwinkel, J.; Lizin, S.; Swinnen, G.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S. |
Title |
Solar cooking in Senegalese villages : an application of best-worst scaling |
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A1 Journal article |
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2014 |
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Energy Policy |
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Energ Policy |
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67 |
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447-458 |
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A1 Journal article; Sociology; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Dissemination programs of nontraditional cookstoves often fail. Nontraditional cookstoves aim to solve problems associated with biomass fuel usage in developing countries. Recent studies do not explain what drives user's cookstove choice. This study therefore builds a holistic framework that centralizes product-specific preferences or needs. The case study identifies product-specific factors that influence rural Senegalese inhabitants to switch to solar cooking, using best worst scaling. Looking at the preferences, the case study classified 126 respondents, in three distinct market segments with different solar cooking expectations. The paper identifies socio-demographic characteristics that explain these differences in the respondents' preferences. Finally, the respondent sample is divided in two groups: solar cooker owners and non-owners. When studied with regard to the same issue, solar cooker owners appear to value benefits of the solar cooker lower than non-owners. This is due to program factors (such as formations, after-sales network) and miscommunication (such as a wrong image of the solar cooker) that highly influenced the respondents' cookstove choice. As a conclusion, solar cookers and solar cooking programs are not always adapted to the needs and requirements of the end-users. Needs-oriented and end-user adopted strategies are necessary in order to successfully implement nontraditional cookstoves programs. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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2014-01-08 |
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0301-4215; 1873-6777 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
4.14 |
Times cited |
10 |
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; The authors thank the VLIR-UOS for their financial support and the Sol Suffit Program for their co-operation during the research. ; |
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Most recent IF: 4.14; 2014 IF: 2.575 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:127544 |
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6251 |
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Van Passel, S.; Massetti, E.; Mendelsohn, R. |
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A Ricardian analysis of the impact of climate change on European agriculture |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Environmental & Resource Economics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Environ Resour Econ |
Volume |
67 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
725-760 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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This research estimates the impact of climate on European agriculture using a continental scale Ricardian analysis. Climate, soil, geography and regional socio-economic variables are matched with farm level data from 41,030 farms across Western Europe. We demonstrate that a median quantile regression outperforms OLS given farm level data. The results suggest that European farms are slightly more sensitive to warming than American farms with impacts from +5 to −32 % by 2100 depending on the climate scenario. Farms in Southern Europe are predicted to be particularly sensitive, suffering losses of −5 to −9 % per degree Celsius. |
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2016-03-05 |
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0924-6460 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
1.582 |
Times cited |
15 |
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; The authors would kindly want to express their gratitude towards DG AGRI for access to the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). Steven Van Passel also thanks FWO for funding his research stay at Yale University. Steven Van Passel is also obliged to the OECD for awarding a fellowship of the co-operative research program `Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems'. Emanuele Massetti gratefully acknowledges funding from the Marie Curie IOF Cli-EMA “Climate change impacts-Economic modelling and analysis”. ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.582 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:139041 |
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6246 |
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Moretti, M.; Njakou Djomo, S.; Azadi, H.; May, K.; De Vos, K.; Van Passel, S.; Witters, N. |
Title |
A systematic review of environmental and economic impacts of smart grids |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews |
Abbreviated Journal |
Renew Sust Energ Rev |
Volume |
68 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
888-898 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Smart grids (SGs) have a central role in the development of the global power sector. Cost-benefit analyses and environmental impact assessments are used to support policy on the deployment of SG systems and technologies. However, the conflicting and widely varying estimates of costs, benefits, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction, and energy savings in literature leave policy makers struggling with how to advise regarding SG deployment. Identifying the causes for the wide variation of individual estimates in the literature is crucial if evaluations are to be used in decision-making. This paper (i) summarizes and compares the methodologies used for economic and environmental evaluation of SGs (ii) identifies the sources of variation in estimates across studies, and (iii) point to gap in research on economic and environmental analyses of SG systems. Seventeen studies (nine articles and eight reports published between 2000 and 2015) addressing the economic costs versus benefits, energy efficiency, and GHG emissions of SGs were systematically searched, located, selected, and reviewed. Their methods and data were subsequently extracted and analysed. The results show that no standardized method currently exists for assessing the economic and environmental impacts of SG systems. The costs varied between 0.03 and 1143 M/yr, while the benefits ranged from 0.04 to 804 M/yr, suggesting that SG systems do not result in cost savings The primary energy savings ranged from 0.03 to 0.95 MJ/kWh, whereas the GHG emission reduction ranged from 10 to 180 gCO2/kWh, depending on the country grid mix and the system boundary of the SG system considered. The findings demonstrate that although SG systems are energy efficient and reduce GHG emissions, investments in SG systems may not yield any benefits. Standardizing some methodologies and assumptions such as discount rates, time horizon and scrutinizing some key input data will result in more consistent estimates of costs and benefits, GHG emission reduction, and energy savings. |
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000391899400006 |
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2016-03-24 |
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1364-0321; 1879-0690 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
8.05 |
Times cited |
27 |
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; We would like to thank the editor and the anonymous referees for their helpful suggestions and insightful comments that have significantly improved the paper. This research paper has been implemented within the GREAT (Growing Renewable Energy Applications and Technologies) project funded by the European INTERREG IVB North-Western Europe Programme. Nele Witters was financed by FWO (Research Foundation Flanders). ; |
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Most recent IF: 8.05 |
Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:139036 |
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6260 |
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Thomassen, G.; Van Dael, M.; Lemmens, B.; Van Passel, S. |
Title |
A review of the sustainability of algal-based biorefineries : towards an integrated assessment framework |
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A1 Journal article |
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2017 |
Publication |
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews |
Abbreviated Journal |
Renew Sust Energ Rev |
Volume |
68 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
876-887 |
Keywords |
A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Algal-based bioenergy products have faced multiple economic and environmental problems. To counter these problems, algal-based biorefineries have been proposed as a promising solution. Multiple environmental and economic assessments have analyzed this concept. However, a wide variation in results was reported. This study performs a review to evaluate the methodological reasons behind this variation. Based on this review, four main challenges for a sustainability assessment were identified: 1) the use of a clear framework; 2) the adaptation of the methodology to all stages of technological maturity; 3) the use of harmonized assumptions; 4) the integration of the technological process. A generic methodology, based on the integration of a techno-economic assessment methodology and a streamlined life cycle assessment was proposed. This environmental techno-economic assessment can be performed following an iterative approach during each stage of technology development. In this way, crucial technological parameters can be directly identified and evaluated during the maturation of the technology. The use of this assessment methodology can therefore act as guidance to decrease the time-to-market for innovative and sustainable technologies. |
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000391899400005 |
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2016-03-16 |
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1364-0321; 1879-0690 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
8.05 |
Times cited |
23 |
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Most recent IF: 8.05 |
Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:139038 |
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6245 |
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Verbruggen, S.W.; Tytgat, T.; Van Passel, S.; Martens, J.A.; Lenaerts, S. |
Title |
Cost-effectiveness analysis to assess commercial TiO2 photocatalysts for acetaldehyde degradation in air |
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A1 Journal article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Chemicke zvesti |
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Chem Pap |
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68 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
1273-1278 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL) |
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In the commercialisation of photocatalytic air purifiers, the performance as well as the cost of the catalytic material plays an important role. Where most comparative studies only regard the photocatalytic activity as a decisive parameter, in this study both activity and cost are taken into account. Using a cost-effectiveness analysis, six different commercially available TiO2-based catalysts are evaluated in terms of their activities in photocatalytic degradation of acetaldehyde as a model reaction for indoor air purification. |
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2014-02-20 |
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0366-6352 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
1.258 |
Times cited |
10 |
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; S. W. V. wishes to thank the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) for the financial support received. The authors are grateful to the University of Antwerp for supporting and funding this research. Evonik is sincerely thanked for providing catalyst samples for our experiments free of charge. All companies are thanked for providing specific pricing data. ; |
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Most recent IF: 1.258; 2014 IF: 1.468 |
Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:117297 |
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6174 |
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Ang, F.; Van Passel, S. |
Title |
The sustainable value approach : a clarifying and constructive comment |
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A1 Journal article |
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2010 |
Publication |
Ecological Economics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Ecol Econ |
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69 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
2303-2306 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics |
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Recently, the original benchmarking methodology of the Sustainable Value approach became subjected to serious debate. While Kuosmanen and Kuosmanen (2009b) critically question its validity introducing productive efficiency theory, Figge and Hahn (2009) put forward that the implementation of productive efficiency theory severely conflicts with the original financial economics perspective of the Sustainable Value approach. We argue that the debate is very confusing because the original Sustainable Value approach presents two largely incompatible objectives. Nevertheless, we maintain that both ways of benchmarking could provide useful and moreover complementary insights. If one intends to present the overall resource efficiency of the firm from the investor's viewpoint, we recommend the original benchmarking methodology. If one on the other hand aspires to create a prescriptive tool setting up some sort of reallocation scheme, we advocate implementation of the productive efficiency theory. Although the discussion on benchmark application is certainly substantial, we should avoid the debate to become accordingly narrowed. Next to the benchmark concern, we see several other challenges considering the development of the Sustainable Value approach: (1) a more systematic resource selection, (2) the inclusion of the value chain and (3) additional analyses related to policy in order to increase interpretative power. |
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2010-07-30 |
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0921-8009; 1873-6106 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
2.965 |
Times cited |
18 |
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Most recent IF: 2.965; 2010 IF: 2.754 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:136760 |
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6258 |
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Vaitkeviciute, J.; Chakir, R.; Van Passel, S. |
Title |
Climate variable choice in Ricardian studies of European Agriculture |
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A1 Journal article |
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2019 |
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Revue économique |
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70 |
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3 |
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375-401 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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The Ricardian model has been employed frequently to study the impact of climate change on European agriculture. This paper contributes to this literature by using a panel data of FADN EU regions and the period 2004-2012 and by taking into account both individual heterogeneity as well as spatial autocorrelation among EU regions. We tested three hypotheses related to the degree days model. Our results show that climate outside the defined growing season matters for European agriculture, and excluding it could underestimate climate change impacts. Our results should support public policy decisions about efficient and effective mitigation and adaptation policy measures in EU agriculture. |
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000469914100005 |
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2019-05-23 |
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0035-2764; 1950-6694 |
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; We thank the two anonymous referees and the editors of the Revue economique for their useful comments which have helped us to improve the paper significantly. The usual disclaimers apply. The research leading to these results received funding from the European Union within the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme in the frame of RURAGRI ERA-NET under Grant Agreement 235175 TRUSTEE (ANR-13-RURA-0001-01) and from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche within STIMUL (Scenarios Towards integrating multi-scale land use tools) flagship project as part of the “Investissements d'Avenir” Programme (LabEx BASC; ANR-11-LABX-0034). This work was also supported by the metaprogramme Adaptation of Agriculture and Forest to Climate Change (AAFCC) of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA). Neither the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche nor the European Union or European Commission organization is accountable for the content of this research. The authors are solely responsible for any omissions or deficiencies. ; |
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Most recent IF: NA |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:160346 |
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6167 |
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Ang, F.; Van Passel, S.; Mathijs, E. |
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An aggregate resource efficiency perspective on sustainability : a sustainable value application to the EU-15 countries |
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A1 Journal article |
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2011 |
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Ecological Economics |
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Ecol Econ |
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71 |
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99-110 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics |
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The Sustainable Value approach integrates the efficiency with regard to environmental, social and economic resources into a monetary indicator. It gained significant popularity as evidenced by diverse applications at the corporate level. However, its introduction as a measure adhering to the strong sustainability paradigm sparked an ardent debate. This study explores its validity as a macroeconomic strong sustainability measure by applying the Sustainable Value approach to the EU-15 countries. Concretely, we assessed environmental, social and economic resources in combination with the GDP for all EU-15 countries from 1995 to 2006 for three benchmark alternatives. The results show that several countries manage to adequately delink resource use from GDP growth. Furthermore, the remarkable difference in outcome between the national and EU-15 benchmark indicates a possible inefficiency of the current allocation of national resource ceilings imposed by the European institutions. Additionally, by using an effects model we argue that the service degree of the economy and governmental expenditures on social protection and research and development are important determinants of overall resource efficiency. Finally, we sketch out three necessary conditions to link the Sustainable Value approach to the strong sustainability paradigm. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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2011-09-28 |
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0921-8009; 1873-6106 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
2.965 |
Times cited |
12 |
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Most recent IF: 2.965; 2011 IF: 2.713 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:127560 |
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6151 |
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Milis, K.; Peremans, H.; Van Passel, S. |
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The impact of policy on microgrid economics : a review |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews |
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Renew Sust Energ Rev |
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81 |
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2 |
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3111-3119 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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This paper investigates the impact of government policy on the optimal design of microgrid systems from an economic cost minimisation perspective, and provides both an overview of the current state of the art of the field, as well as highlighting possible avenues of future research. Integer programming, to select microgrid components and to economically dispatch these components, is the optimisation method of choice in the literature. Using this methodology, a broad range of policy topics is investigated: impact of carbon taxation, economic incentives and mandatory emissions reduction or mandatory minimum percentage participation of renewables in local generation. However, the impact of alternative tariff systems, such as capacity tariffs are still unexplored. Additionally, the investigated possible benefits of microgrids are confined to emissions reduction and a possible decrease in total energy procurement costs. Possible benefits such as increased security of supply, increased power quality or energy independence are not investigated yet. Under the expected policy measures the optimal design of a microgrid will be based on a CHP-unit to provide both heat and electricity, owning to the lower capital costs associated with CHP-units when compared to those associated with renewable technologies. This means that current economic analyses indicate that the adoption of renewable energy sources within microgrids is not economically rational. |
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2017-09-12 |
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1364-0321; 1879-0690 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
8.05 |
Times cited |
11 |
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Most recent IF: 8.05 |
Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:145397 |
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6213 |
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Rafiaani, P.; Kuppens, T.; Van Dael, M.; Azadi, H.; Lebailly, P.; Van Passel, S. |
Title |
Social sustainability assessments in the biobased economy : towards a systemic approach |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews |
Abbreviated Journal |
Renew Sust Energ Rev |
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82 |
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2 |
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1839-1853 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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The majority of impact assessments for the biobased economy are primarily focused on the environmental and (techno-)economic aspects, while social aspects are rarely considered. This study proposes a modified systemic approach for a social sustainability impact assessment of the biobased economy, based on a review on the common methodologies for assessing social impacts. Accordingly, the proposed approach follows the four general iterative steps of social life cycle analysis (SLCA) as it considers all life cycle phases of the biobased economy. The systemic approach considers the potential social impacts on local communities, workers, and consumers as the main three groups of the stakeholders. The review showed that the most common social indicators for inventory analysis within the biobased economy include health and safety, food security, income, employment, land- and worker-related concerns, energy security, profitability, and gender issues. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) was also highlighted as the broadly utilized methodology for aggregating the results of impact assessments within the biobased economy. Taking a life cycle perspective, this study provides a holistic view of the full sustainability of research, design, and innovation in the biobased economy by suggesting the integration of the social aspects with techno-economic and an environmental life cycle assessment. Our proposed systemic approach makes possible to integrate the social impacts that are highly valued by the affected stakeholders into the existing sustainability models that focus only on environmental and techno-economic aspects. We discuss the steps of the proposed systemic approach in order to identify the challenges of applying them within the biobased economy. These challenges refer mainly to the definition of the functional unit and system boundaries, the selection and the analysis of social indicators (inventory analysis), the aggregation of the inventory to impact categories, and the uncertainties associated with the social sustainability evaluation. The result of this review and the proposed systemic approach serve as a foundation for industry and policy makers to gain a better insight into the importance of social sustainability impacts assessment within the biobased economy. |
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2017-08-01 |
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1364-0321; 1879-0690 |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
Impact Factor |
8.05 |
Times cited |
28 |
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Most recent IF: 8.05 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:149031 |
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6250 |
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Van Oijstaeijen, W.; Finizola e Silva, M.; Back, P.; Collins, A.; Verheyen, K.; De Beelde, R.; Cools, J.; Van Passel, S. |
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The Nature Smart Cities business model : a rapid decision-support and scenario analysis tool to reveal the multi-benefits of green infrastructure investments |
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Administrative Services |
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2023 |
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Urban forestry & urban greening |
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84 |
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127923-14 |
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Administrative Services; A1 Journal article; Art; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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Incorporating natural spaces within urban areas has been shown to have multiple benefits. However, despite greening and adaptation strategies at different levels of government, progress remains slow with a lack of easy to use and comprehensive tools identified as key to overcoming this. This paper presents a co-designed tool with academic and local authority partners to demonstrate the ecosystem service benefits of small-scale urban green infrastructure projects. Through the tool, users can readily assess the impact of green infrastructure investments on the delivery of a selection of ecosystem services in the early stages of a project. Furthermore, the tool provides a standardised assessment of cultural ecosystem services' contributions, as well as offering a method to score spatial designs on the impact on habitat for biodiversity. Use of the tool is demonstrated using a pilot study in Kapelle, the Netherlands. The results set out an overview of the impacts of the spatial design on estimated ecosystem service delivery. They also show the tool's potential to add value in early project stages and as a planning and design tool, helping to maximise the benefits that can be achieved through green infrastructure design. Complementing these arguments with ball-park estimations on green infrastructure costs, the Nature Smart Cities Business Model aims to offer public sector officers the means to create a business case for green infrastructure measures, facilitating the translation from strategies to actual plans, thus benefitting green infrastructure implementation in the public realm. |
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000982199900001 |
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2023-04-11 |
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1618-8667 |
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6.4 |
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Most recent IF: 6.4; 2023 IF: 2.113 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:196748 |
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9235 |
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Al Masud, M.M.; Moni, N.N.; Azadi, H.; Van Passel, S. |
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Sustainability impacts of tidal river management : towards a conceptual framework |
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A1 Journal article |
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2018 |
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Ecological Indicators |
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Ecol Indic |
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85 |
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85 |
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451-467 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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The Southwest Coastal people of Bangladesh have introduced Tidal River Management (TRM) as an environmentally acceptable water resource management practice based on their indigenous knowledge of water logging of low lying coastal land. TRM helps to address problems resulting from different anthropogenic and structural development activities, and it has been successful in helping coastal communities to adapt to climate change and rising sea level vulnerability by forming new land in Tidal Basins. Hence, it is essential to measure sustainability impacts of TRM from the environmental, socio-economic and institutional perspectives. Therefore, firstly, the study identifies sustainability indicators of TRM considering ecosystem services and secondly, develops an inclusive conceptual framework to understand the important impacts of each indicator at various spatial and temporal scales. The conceptual framework is followed by the construction of a Sustainability Index of Tidal River Management (SITRM). It has advantages over the Ramsar Convention framework (2007) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) framework (2012) to measure water sustainability as it includes a sustainable model to project future vulnerability of the community, river and Tidal Basin, emphasizing on climate change issues. It also involves trade-offs analysis, livelihood analysis and SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis for a complete impact assessment to enable decision-makers to focus on those services most likely to be of risks and weaknesses or opportunities and strengths for the sustainability of TRM. Moreover, the framework is a useful guide for policymakers in identifying the sustainability impacts of TRM so that they can choose best coping strategies for coastal people to effectively deal with adverse effects of water-logging and undesired climatic events as well as environmental and socio-economic changes in coastal areas. |
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2017-11-06 |
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1470-160x |
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UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |
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3.898 |
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7 |
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Most recent IF: 3.898 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:149039 |
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6254 |
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Admasu, W.F.; Van Passel, S.; Minale, A.S.; Tsegaye, E.A.; Azadi, H.; Nyssen, J. |
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Take out the farmer: An economic assessment of land expropriation for urban expansion in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia |
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A1 Journal article |
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2019 |
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Land Use Policy |
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Land Use Policy |
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87 |
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87 |
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104038 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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In Ethiopia, the demand for land for urbanisation is primarily met by converting rural land through expropriation. However, land expropriations are adversely affecting the previous land users by reducing the amount of production and their sources of income. In Bahir Dar, one of the fastest-growing cities in Ethiopia, approximately 300 landholdings are expropriated each year, on average, for urban expansion. This paper assesses the land expropriations to examine whether they offer economically appropriate compensation for the previous land users. Land expropriations for urbanisation between 2007/2008 and 2016/2017 were analysed based on data on land expropriation and its compensation payment obtained from the Bahir Dar City Land Administration and Management Office. Data were analysed using an exponential growth model and a stochastic budgeting technique in which Monte Carlo simulations are performed. Between 2007/2008 and 2016/2017, more than 1500 ha of land were included in the city's boundary through expropriation from 2900 landholders. The affected farmers received compensation that represents only 37 per cent of the value of current crop yields and its growth. The current compensation scheme ignores the impact of inflation on the prices of crops and assumes constant yields. It also excludes the value of crop residuals. We propose a workable discounted compensation framework that considers crop price and yield growths. This will make the compensation scheme more appropriate and make the affected farmers better off. |
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000483419100026 |
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2019-06-15 |
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0264-8377 |
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3.089 |
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1 |
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; The authors acknowledge the Bahir Dar City Administration for sharing its compensation data, Bahir Dar Zuria Wereda Agriculture Office for sharing yield data, and the Industry and Trade Development Office for sharing crop price data. The Institutional University Cooperation with Bahir Dar University (BDU-IUC), funded by the Belgian authorities, through the Flemish Interuniversity Council University Development Cooperation, funded the research activities. We also thank the two anonymous reviewers and the editor of Land Use Policy for all constructive comments and suggestions. ; |
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Most recent IF: 3.089 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:162837 |
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6261 |
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Kuppens, T.; Van Dael, M.; Vanreppelen, K.; Thewys, T.; Yperman, J.; Carleer, R.; Schreurs, S.; Van Passel, S. |
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Techno-economic assessment of fast pyrolysis for the valorization of short rotation coppice cultivated for phytoextraction |
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A1 Journal article |
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2015 |
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Journal Of Cleaner Production |
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J Clean Prod |
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88 |
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336-344 |
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A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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The main barrier in the commercialization of phytoextraction as a sustainable alternative for remediating metal contaminated soils is its long time period, which can be countered by biomass valorization. From an environmental point of view, fast pyrolysis of the biomass is promising because its lower process temperature prevents metal volatilization. The remaining question is whether fast pyrolysis is also preferred from an economic point of view. Therefore, a techno-economic assessment of fast pyrolysis has been performed for a case study in the Campine region in Belgium. For this region, willow trees cultivated in short rotation have the right characteristics to serve as a phytoextracting crop. A techno-economic assessment requires by definition a multidisciplinary approach. The problem statement urges for a focus on the economic profitability from the viewpoint of an investor, including economic risk analysis. Fast pyrolysis seems more profitable than gasification. The profit is dependent on the scale of operation, the policy support (subsidies) and the oil yield. The economic risk can be reduced by increasing the scale of operation by means of complementing feedstocks, and by valorization of the char byproduct by subsequent processing to activated carbon. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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000347771100036 |
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2014-07-19 |
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0959-6526 |
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5.715 |
Times cited |
36 |
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Most recent IF: 5.715; 2015 IF: 3.844 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:127539 |
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6264 |
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Maes, D.; Van Dael, M.; Vanheusden, B.; Goovaerts, L.; Reumerman, P.; Luzardo, N.M.; Van Passel, S. |
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Assessment of the sustainability guidelines of EU Renewable Energy Directive : the case of biorefineries |
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2015 |
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Journal Of Cleaner Production |
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J Clean Prod |
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88 |
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61-70 |
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Sustainability guidelines can help to safeguard the sustainable use of biological materials. When these guidelines are legally prescribed, their influence on the economic viability of bioenergy, biofuel and bioliquid projects is increased substantially, through their impact on national subsidy regimes and international trade. One of the key examples is the European directive 2009/28/EC, or the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), and the related COM/2010/11 that integrate guidelines for calculating greenhouse gas impact for various bioenergy pathways. This paper looks further into the sustainability results when influenced by principal decisions that are legally open for debate. Therefore, a concise review is conducted of the legal state-of-the-art on whether a product is waste or not. The review pinpoints uncertainty, leading to four potential legal scenarios. The sustainability of a complex biorefinery is analysed for each scenario. The results show (i) a high sensitivity to the principal decisions on the nature of waste materials in the scenarios, and (ii) to the definition of boundaries between the processes. More detailed rules for the application of the RED guidelines are needed, and should be complemented with methods specifically targeting all relevant sustainability aspects, thereby enhancing the overall understanding of the sustainability of the process. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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000347771100007 |
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2014-04-30 |
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0959-6526 |
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5.715 |
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25 |
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; We would like to thank the editor and the anonymous referees for their helpful suggestions and insightful comments that have significantly improved the paper. The 'Energy Conversion Parks' (ECP) project is funded as Project nr IVA-VLANED-2.39 by the Interreg IVa-Flanders-Netherlands program from the European Fund for Regional Development that stimulates cross border projects. Also the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Flemish Government, the Provinces of Noord-Brabant (NL), Zeeland (NL), Limburg (BE) and the partners (VITO, Avans University of Applied Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Hasselt University, and Zeeland University of Applied Sciences) themselves are co-financing the project. Finally, we would like to express our gratitude towards the organization of the eighth Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment systems in Dubrovnik (Croatia) for giving us the opportunity to present and thereby fine-tune our work. ; |
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Most recent IF: 5.715; 2015 IF: 3.844 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:127538 |
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6157 |
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Van Passel, S.; Van Huylenbroeck, G.; Lauwers, L.; Mathijs, E. |
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Sustainable value assessment of farms using frontier efficiency benchmarks |
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A1 Journal article |
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2009 |
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Journal Of Environmental Management |
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J Environ Manage |
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90 |
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10 |
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3057-3069 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics |
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Appropriate assessment of firm sustainability facilitates actor-driven processes towards sustainable development. The methodology in this paper builds further on two proven methodologies for the assessment of sustainability performance: it combines the sustainable value approach with frontier efficiency benchmarks. The sustainable value methodology tries to relate firm performance to the use of different resources. This approach assesses contributions to corporate sustainability by comparing firm resource productivity with the resource productivity of a benchmark, and this for all resources considered. The efficiency is calculated by estimating the production frontier indicating the maximum feasible production possibilities. In this research, the sustainable value approach is combined with efficiency analysis methods to benchmark sustainability assessment. In this way, the production theoretical underpinnings of efficiency analysis enrich the sustainable value approach. The methodology is presented using two different functional forms: the CobbDouglas and the translog functional forms. The simplicity of the CobbDouglas functional form as benchmark is very attractive but it lacks flexibility. The translog functional form is more flexible but has the disadvantage that it requires a lot of data to avoid estimation problems. Using frontier methods for deriving firm specific benchmarks has the advantage that the particular situation of each company is taken into account when assessing sustainability. Finally, we showed that the methodology can be used as an integrative sustainability assessment tool for policy measures. |
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000269022800013 |
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2009-06-24 |
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0301-4797 |
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Impact Factor |
4.01 |
Times cited |
41 |
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Most recent IF: 4.01; 2009 IF: 2.367 |
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UA @ admin @ c:irua:136762 |
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6259 |
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Sebhatu, K.T.; Taheri, F.; Berhanu, T.; Maertens, M.; Van Passel, S.; D'Haese, M. |
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Beyond focus : exploring variability of service provision of agricultural cooperatives |
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A1 Journal article |
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2021 |
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Annals of public and cooperative economics |
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92 |
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2 |
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207-231 |
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A1 Journal article; Economics; Engineering Management (ENM) |
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The wide array of services provided by agricultural cooperatives for their members is often not considered in academic studies. Addressing this gap in the literature, our paper explores the wide array of services provided by agricultural cooperatives and how these extend beyond those they were initially intended to provide. We study the extent and characteristics of service portfolios from 511 agricultural cooperatives in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Results from two-limit Tobit models confirm that government and NGO-initiated cooperatives have a wide service portfolio compared to member-initiated cooperatives. In many of the studied cooperatives, the services they provide and their portfolios are more diverse than expected. Cooperatives seem to go beyond their focal areas of intervention. Also, those cooperatives that are more outward-oriented and where the chair has contact with other cooperatives or businesses, have a wider service portfolio. These results may help to explain the mixed findings on the impact of cooperative membership. |
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000583855500001 |
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2020-10-27 |
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1370-4788; 1467-8292 |
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OpenAccess |
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Most recent IF: NA |
Call Number |
UA @ admin @ c:irua:173574 |
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6916 |
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